CHARLOTTE, N.C. –The UTSA and Charlotte three-game weekend series is one of six on the final regular-season weekend of the 2019 NCAA baseball season and each will impact the Conference USA Baseball Championship presented by the Air Force Reserve.
UTSA enters the final series seventh in the conference standings at 24—27 overall and 11-15 in C-USA play. The Roadrunners are 5-6 against league foes away from Roadrunner Field, posting a 2-1-1 mark in four series.
Charlotte boasts a mark 20-29-1, 10-16-1, sitting in 11thplace in the 12-team league. The Niners are 5-7 through four home conference series, posting a 2-2 record.
All 12 teams are eligible to qualify for the championship with three games left for each team. Florida Atlantic, Southern Miss, WKU and LA Tech secured a spot in the championship but continue to battle for seeding.
Rice and Old Dominion need one win and they qualify, while UTSA and Marshall occupy the final two spots. FIU, Middle Tennessee, Charlotte and UAB are on the outside heading into the weekend but are in striking distance, should other teams fall.
Roadrunners at 49ers
Thursday • Friday • Saturday
5 p.m. • 4 p.m. • 11 a.m.
Hayes Stadium
CUSA.TV • Live Stats
Series History: 17 All-Time Meetings:
UTSA trails 8-9
Home: 3-5 • Road: 4-2 • Neutral: 1-2
Last Meeting: L, 4-10 May 26, 2018(C-USA Tournament)
Last Win: 11-1 May 24, 2018 (C-USA Tournament)
Last Win in Charlotte: 5-3, May 14, 2017
Streak: W 1 • Last 10: 5-5 • Last 5: 3-2
Probable Starters:
UTSA: Sr. RHP, Karan Patel (3-5, 2,88) • TBD • TBD
Charlotte: Jr. RHP, Ryan Czanstkowski (2-5, 6.44) • TBD • TBD
UTSA Notes:
• Ryan Stacy leads the team with a .371 batting average and Bryan Arias' eight home runs paces the club.
• Karan Patel recorded his ninth quality start in his last 10 games and moved into fourth all-time in UTSA history with 89 strikeouts in his last outing.
• The Roadrunners are 18-3 when leading or tied after seven innings.
• Slater Foust tossed his second – first nine-inning - complete game of the season in his last outing, allowing just one run on two hits.
Charlotte Notes:
• As a team, the 49ers are hitting at a .285 clip but their opponents are averaging .291.
• The 49ers opponents average 1.42 runs more per contest.
• Todd Elwood leads the team with a .340 average and Rafi Vazguez leads the way with 10 home runs.
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For more information, contact:
Michael High (michael.high@utsa.edu; 210.845.9037
